Karen Clark Sheard Biography
Karen Clark Sheard is an American Gospel singer, musician, songwriter, and entrepreneur who has won a Grammy Award. She is the COGIC denomination’s current First Lady.
Karen Clark Sheard Age
She is 62 years old as of 2022. She was born Karen Valencia Clark Sheard on 15 November 1960 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. She celebrates her birthday on 15 November.
Karen Clark Sheard Family
Karen is the daughter of Dr. Mattie Moss Clark, a gospel choral director, and Reverend Elbert Clark. Clark is their youngest child. Clark–Sheard is the youngest of six siblings, the others being Leo, Jacky, Denise, Elbernita “Twinkie” and Dorinda.
Karen Clark Sheard Husband
On June 16, 1984, Clark tied the knot with Detroit-based minister Bishop J. Drew Sheard. They have two children together: John Drew “J. Drew” Sheard II and Kierra “Kiki” Sheard-Kelly were both born in 1989. A stillbirth occurred during another pregnancy.
Karen Clark Sheard’s Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $10 Million.
Karen Clark Sheard Coma – Surgery
In 2001, Clark-Sheard was confronted with a hazardous emergency when a vein burst during a planned bariatric medical procedure. Her PCPs just allowed her a 2% opportunity of endurance because of her complexities. Clark-Sheard entered a coma following the surgical removal of the blood clot. She was in a coma for six months, but Clark-Sheard claims she miraculously came out of it.
Karen Clark Sheard, It’s Not Over
It’s Not Over (originally titled Finally Karen Returns) was Clark-Sheard’s follow-up to her 1997 debut album and was set to be released on November 15, 2005, Clark-Sheard’s 45th birthday. However, it was postponed and released the following year after she won a bidding war with several labels. A large portion of It’s Not Over was kept in 2005 at Karen’s home church in Detroit, Michigan, while the last three tracks were studio-recorded.
It was Clark-Sheard’s most memorable independent collection not to highlight visitor vocals from her little girl (Kierra Sheard) and was quick to incorporate creation from Israel Houghton – who dealt with most of the task. It reached #4 on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and ranked #124 on the U.S. Billboard 200. On February 10, 2008, Clark-Sheard, as the songwriter, won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song for the Clark Sisters’ rendition of “Blessed & Highly Favored.”
Karen Clark Sheard The Heavens Are Telling
The 2003 followup The Sky Are Telling came when Elektra Records was being broken up into Atlantic Records, and neglected to match the business progress of Clark-Sheard’s past collections, cresting 106 puts beneath the second Possibility at #188 on the U.S. Board 200 – however it figured out how to reach #44 on the U.S. Bulletin Top R&B/Hip-Bounce Collections, a high #3 on the U.S. Board Gospel Collections outline and was her most memorable collection to graph on the U.S. Announcement Christian Collections outline, where it topped at #11.
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Karen Clark 2nd Chance
After Yolanda Adams, Clark-Sheard turned into the second gospel craftsman to sign to Elektra Records. In 2002, she released her Elektra debut album 2nd Chance, which was named after the “second chance” God gave her after her near-death experience, which is mentioned in the song “You Don’t Know” by her daughter Kierra. The single “Be Sure” served as the album’s opening track. The album peaked at number 82 on the U.S. Billboard 200, number 27 on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, which were her highest-ever positions on those charts, and number two on the U.S. Billboard Gospel Albums chart.